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Vaccine update: issue 300, October 2019, bug special edition
Latest developments in vaccines, vaccination policies and procedures for immunisation practitioners.
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This Bug Special edition features:
- The Vaccine Evaluation unit (VEU)
- The Vaccine Preventable Bacteria Section (VPBS)
- streptococcus pneumoniae identification and capsular typing
- culture-independent detection and typing of pneumococcus
- Haemophilus influenzae identification and capsular typing
- Bordetella pertussis
- Diphtheria; identification and toxigenicity testing of potentially toxigenic corynebacterial
- immunity testing
- shortage of pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine (PPV23)
- vaccination of individuals with uncertain or incomplete immunisation status
- starting nursery postcard and poster
- Vaccine update Index has now been published
- vaccine supply for the 2019 to 2020 Flu programme
- ordering additional Gardasil for the universal HPV immunisation programme
- The EU Falsified Medicines Directive and Delegated Regulation as applicable to PHE supplied vaccines for the national immunisation programme
- vaccine supply for the non-routine programme
This issue was updated on 5 November 2019 to include the priority groups for PPV23 table.
Published 31 October 2019
Last updated 5 November 2019 + show all updates
Last updated 5 November 2019 + show all updates
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Added updated issue 300.
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First published.